MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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